Cultivator.



J. N. STARLING. GULTIVATOR. APPLICATION FILED 0OT.1I, 1907. RENEWEDSEPT. 23, 1908.

902,618. Patented Nov. 3, 1908'.

2115 3. I i777 3% mu JAMES NORTEN STARLING, OF BERRIEN COUNTY, GEORGIA.

GULTIVATOR.

Application filed October 11, 1907, Serial No. 396,995.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Fatented Nov. 3,1908.

Renewed September 23, 1908. Serial No. 454,346.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Lines NORTEN STAR- LING, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing in the county of Berrien and State of Georgia, haveinvented a new and useful Cultivator, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention has relation to cultivators and it consists in the novelconstruction and arrangement of its parts as hereinafter shown anddescribed.

The object of the invention is to provide a durable cultivator of simpleconstruction the parts of which are so assembled and arranged as to beeasily and quickly adjusted as conditions of the soil or crop mayrequire.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the cultivator. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of the rear portion of the foot of the same. Fig. 3 is a topplan view of the rear portion of the foot of the same, and Fig. 4 is aperspective view of a block used on the foot of the cultivator.

The cultivator consists of the beam 1 to the rear end of which isattached the handles 2. The standard 3 depends from the beam 1 and isheld in proper position with relation thereto by the brace 4. A plowpoint 5 is attached to the lower end of the standard 3. The said point 5may be of any desired style or pattern. The foot 6 is pivotally attachedat its forward end to the lower end of the standardS. The heel block 7is provided in its top with a groove or depression 8 the side walls ofwhich converge slightly toward each other at the forward end of theblock. The side walls of the foot 6 at the rear end thereof divergeslightly and the said heel block 7 is adapted to slide into positionupon the rear end of the foot 6 the groove 8 of the said block receivingthe lower rear portion of the said foot. The bolt 9 passes transverselythrough the block 7 and the foot 6 and holds the said block in positionupon the foot.

The lug 10 is mounted upon the upper side of the foot 6, said lug isprovided at its upper forward edge with a series of notches 11 which arearranged at different distances or elevations above the foot 6. Theuprights 12 are pivotally attached at their lower ends to the sides ofthe lug 10 and are provided at their upper ends with elongatedperforations 13 which receive the bolt 14, said bolt passes transverselythrough the beam 1 and by adj usting the uprights 12 longitudinally thefoot 6 may be pitched at any desired angle with relation to the standard3. The block 15 is provided in its under side with a groove 16 whichreceives the foot 6, said block is provided at its side with the lugs 17upon which are adjustably mounted the wings 18. Said wings are held inplace upon the lugs 17 by the bolts 19 which pass transversely throughthe said wings and lugs 17. The outer faces of the lug 17 and the underside of the wings 18 are ridged or roughened as at 20 so that the wings18 will be held in an adjusted position when the bolts 19 are tightened.The block 15 is provided in its top with an elongated perforation 21which receives the bolt 22. Said bolt 22 passes transversely through thefoot 6. The block 15 is located just in advance of the lug 10 and incase it should be desired to adjust the angle of the wings 18 withrelation to the surface of the ground the rear edge of the block 15 maybe elevated and lodged into any of the notches 11 after which the bolt22 is tightened which will hold the parts in their adjusted position.Thus it will be seen that a cultivator is provided which possesses anadjustable foot with an adjustable block mounted thereon and wingsadjustably attached to the block, by such an arrangement the parts maybe secured in such relative position as to advantageously work a cropunder any condition or to meet the requirements of differ ent conditionsof soil.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters-Patent is:

A cultivator comprising a beam, a standard depending therefrom and beingfixed with relation thereto, a plow point mounted upon the standard, afoot pivotally connected at its forward end to the standard and adaptedto swing with relation thereto, uprights pivotally connected at theirlower ends to the foot and adjustably connected at their upper ends tothe beam, a tiltable block mounted upon the pivoted foot, means mountedupon the pivoted foot for supporting said block in tilted position andwings pivoted to the tiltable block and adapted to be adjusted upontheir pivots.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affiXedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES NORTEN STARLING.

Witnesses:

ROBERT WEsTLnY STARLING, ROBERT FRANKLING MILEY.

